San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-09-22
LASHING RUTHERFORD.

LAsHING RUTHERFORD.
What a Louisiana Editor Thinks OF
Our State Health officer.
The New Orleans Daily States, OF
Sept II. has the following to say about
DR.. Rutherford and Of his recent affairs
in San Antonio:
"The following telegram from San
Antonio, WAS published In the city
papers Of the 10Th:
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 9.-John Gray,
chief railroad quarantine Inspector,
arrived In the city this morning to set
State health Officer Rutherford right
before San Antonio and explain the
proceeding Of e. M. Lane, one OF Ruth
erford's agents, here last Tuesday. Ii
will be remembered that Lane came
here on that day, claiming to have in
struotions from Rutherford to arrest and
imprison Mr.. Lamkln, n Citizen Of San
Antonio, for running the quarantine at
Orange, several months ago, from the
Infected districts OF South America.
Lane got drunk and in attempting to ar
rest Lsmbkin raised q rumpus In Brady's
saloon and tried to arrest the proprie-
tor.
"Gray now says that Lanes action was
entirely unauthorized by DR.. Ruther-
ford, who regrets the unfortunate oc-
currence very much, and on learning Of
It Immediately dismissed Lane from bis
service for disgracefnl conduct.
This telegram recalled to mind the
fact that the same individual, Lane, was
in New Orleans In the early part OF
August. 1t being mentioned in the dis
patch that he was special agent OF
DIR. Rutherford, and inssmuoh a. the
Texas state health officer has been talk
ing OF information concerning the Louisi-
ana quarantine, gained through his
special agent, recently returned, as set
forth in a late issue OF the Galveston
News, the States Investigated the mat
ter to ascertain what Mr.. G. NJ. Lane
was driving at while in New Orleans"
"The reporter OF the New Orleans pa
per learned that Lane visited New Or
leans last August and represen ted that
he was the agent OF the Houston Post
and learned great deal about the health
affairs OF that city, which information,
says the health officer Of New Orleans:
"A man has obtained by
PROCESS OF LYING
and treachery, that which could have
been obtained Just as surely by manly,
open, above board and honest means.
1.-The whole transaction while thor
oughly yillainous In its method Ia, to
me, utterly incomprehensible. 1t 10 like
a fellow climbing over the back fence
and stealing the breakfast off gentle
mans table when 1t was just as easy TO
present himself at the front door, and,
get as an honored guest, all the break
fast he could eat, and as much more In
basket, for lunch"
Editorially the same paper says:
''rhree years ago the state Of Texas
was formally invited, through our gov
ernor, to send representative to in
vestigate the manner OF conducting pub
lie health affairs in this state, and par
ticularly the new quarantine system.
"rhis invitation was no round trip eX-
cursiOn affair, but was open for all time.
AS to how the hospitality and kind in
tentiOn OF a brave and unsuspecting
people have been treated, 1t Is useless
for State Health Officer Rutherford, or
his man Lane, or any one else, to at
tempt to deny, in the face Of the accu-
INFLATED evidence, which sufficiently
proves that some people are out OF the
penitentisry who were best In that in
stitution for their cOuntry's good. We
know the people of Texas quite as well
as we do those of Louisiana, and we
know they hold In contempt treachery
and lying just as much as any other peO-
pie on the face Of the globe.
while we suppose that the actions OF
Rutherford and Lane are only an express
sion Of their own questionable Instincts,
nevertheless these are the actions OF
men in public Office, and are essentially
diplomatic in kind and effect.
I.INa nathan KnnU for DF
Rutherford as private physician, nor
OF his special agent Lane, except the
evidence we have heard, which would
make him fOrger and drunkard, but
we are compelled to know them both in
our official and friendly relations with
the State OF Texas. 1t is this that gives
their dOings significance. For a govern
ment, with its eyes wide open, to oon-
done outrageous conduct on the part Of
its officers in their treatment of a friend
ly neighbor, ia to sanction that conduct.
"If Texas chooses to stop all Of her rail-
roads and to quarantine Louisiana and
even the whole United States, we do not
complain, believing that she knows her
own business best; but when 1t comes to
sending us sneaking spies and forgers,
on official business and to partake of our
hospitality under false pretenses, we de-
DOuDC6 the hCtlOu DO sCdHudlOub Jul
rage, such as ought not to be perpetra-
ted on any government or community.
ave protest against lying and perfidous
methods practiced upon us under any
pretense whatsoever. We protest
against scoundrels being selected and
sent to US by the police, health or any
other department Of any government or
any people.
"Never in our states relations with
Others has such a wretched performance
been attempted upon US.
1--WE feel that the heart OF every true
and loyal citizen OF Texas will sympa-
thize with and sustain us In our resist
anoe Of imposition and outrage.
"This man Rutherford, whentold OF the
drunken riot of G. NJ. Lane in San Anto-
MO, where he, Rutherford, had sent him
to arrest citizen Of that place, re-
piled that he Intended to dismiss Lane
from his service for dlsgraceful conduct.
We would like to know how a 'Ruther-
ford's' elastic nature can fit that virtu
GUS decision and make 1t tally with his
own drunken, riotous spell In the same
city, San Antonio, only few weeks be-
FORE"